Methods and systems for committing transactions utilizing rf ranging while protecting user privacy

ABSTRACT

There is described a system and method of committing a transaction within a UWB network comprising a plurality of anchors, the UWB network covering a predetermined area having at least one trigger area, the method comprising waking up a mobile device upon entering the predetermined area, receiving initial network data at the mobile device, verifying that the UWB network is genuine based on the initial network data, initiating communication between the mobile device and an anchor, including partial mutual authentication, generating a session key for secure communication between the mobile device and the UWB network, tracking the location of the mobile device within the predetermined area based on secure communication between the mobile device and one or more anchors within the UWB network using the session key, and committing the transaction, if the location of the mobile device is within the at least one trigger area.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of RF communication devices,in particular to RF communication devices capable of committingtransactions by interacting with other systems while protecting userprivacy. More specifically, the present invention relates to method ofcommitting a transaction with a mobile device within a UWB networkcomprising a plurality of anchors, the UWB network covering apredetermined area having at least one trigger area. Furthermore, thepresent invention relates to a corresponding system.

ART BACKGROUND

RFID based technology is widely used for transit and access controlsystems. The user taps a card against a reader and a transaction occurs.These systems offer fairly good user privacy protection as thecommunication range is short (a few centimeters) and the cards can onlybe accessed when a user actually triggers an RFID transaction.

In order to improve usability convenience, it is contemplated to replacethe short range RFID systems with RF technologies having less limitedcommunication ranges, such as e.g. UWB (ultrawideband) technology. Withsuch systems, where the range may be tens of meters, the transactionscan become seamless as a user will not have to tap his tag/mobileagainst a reader anymore but merely move through a designated area.However, this facilitation comes with a price as it also gets mucheasier for an attacker to spy on transactions to attack the privacy ofthe user.

There may be thus be a need for a way of overcoming the drawbacksmentioned above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This need may be met by the subject matter according to the independentclaims. Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are set forthin the dependent claims.

According to a first aspect, there is provided a method of committing atransaction with a mobile device within a UWB (ultrawideband) networkcomprising a plurality of anchors, the UWB network covering apredetermined area having at least one trigger area, the methodcomprising (a) waking up the mobile device upon entering thepredetermined area, (b) receiving initial network data at the mobiledevice, (c) verifying that the UWB network is genuine based on theinitial network data, (d) initiating communication between the mobiledevice and an anchor within the UWB network, including partial mutualauthentication, (e) generating a session key for secure communicationbetween the mobile device and the UWB network, (f) tracking the locationof the mobile device within the predetermined area based on securecommunication between the mobile device and one or more anchors withinthe UWB network using the session key, and (g) committing thetransaction, if the location of the mobile device is within the at leastone trigger area.

This aspect is based on the idea that user privacy is protected inseveral ways during different stages of use: Initially, i.e. prior tothe mobile device entering into actual communication with the UWBnetwork, it is verified that the UWB network is genuine (as opposed toan attacker pretending to be part of a network with the aim of obtainingsensitive data from the mobile device). Thereafter, a session key isgenerated such that the location of the mobile device can be trackedutilizing secure (private) communication with the UWB network whilemoving within the predetermined area covered by the UWB network. Thiscommunication does not reveal any sensitive information to the network,it only allows the network to keep track of the device's locationwithout knowing who the user is, payment information, and any otherinformation that is not required to perform the tracking. Then, once itis determined that the mobile device is located within the at least onetrigger area, e.g. when the user walks through a designated gate in atrain station or similar facility, a transaction is committed. Only atthis stage, sensitive information may be communicated from the mobiledevice to the UWB network as needed to commit the transaction. If themobile device leaves the predetermined area without entering the triggerarea, the session will be ended without the identity of the user beingrevealed to the UWB network. Hence, as long as the user does not decideto commit a transaction by entering the trigger area (or one of severaltrigger areas), the user stays completely anonymous to the UWB network.

In the present context, the term “mobile device” may particularly denotea compact electronic device, such as a smart phone, a tablet, adedicated device, or the like that is compact and capable ofcommunicating with an UWB network. More specifically, the mobile devicemay be loaded with a dedicated app for handling the communication.

In the present context, the term “anchor” may particularly denote a nodein the UWB network, said node being capable of transmitting andreceiving messages at least in the UWB frequency band.

In the present context, the term “predetermined area” may particularlydenote an area within which it is possible to communicate with at leastone anchor and thereby with the UWB network. It should be noted that theexact size and shape of the predetermined area also depends on theparticular mobile device and its communication capabilities. In thepresent context, the term “trigger area” may particularly denote alimited and clearly marked area, such a gate, which a user may enter orpass through in order to indicate his or her willingness to commit atransaction, such as starting or ending a public transportation travelsegment.

In the present context, the term “initial network data” may particularlydenote data providing basic information on the network which allows amobile device to identify the UWB network and to perform the first stepsneeded to initiate communication with the UWB network.

In the present context, the term “session key” may particularly denote acryptographic key which can only be used in conjunction within a singlecommunication session.

According to an embodiment, the step of verifying that the anchor isgenuine comprises (a) determining a current location of the mobiledevice, (b) determining an expected location of the network, and (c)verifying that the current location of the mobile device matches theexpected location of the network.

In other words, an expected location of the UWB network is determinedand then it is checked whether the current location of the mobile device(provided e.g. by GPS, mobile network cells ID, nearby Wifi, etc.) fitsthe expected location of the UWB network. In one example, the expectedlocation be determined to be a certain train station. Hence, if themobile device is currently located within this train station or at leastwithin the near surroundings thereof, the UWB network may be verified asbeing genuine. On the other hand, if the device location does not matchthe expected network location, this may be seen as an attempt atattacking the mobile device and the UWB network cannot be verified asgenuine. If this occurs, the mobile device will not take further stepstowards establishing communication with the non-genuine network.

According to a further embodiment, the expected location of the networkis determined based on the initial network data and/or a databasemapping at least a part of the initial network data to a location.

In other words, the expected location may be determined on the basis ofinformation, such as a network ID, contained in the initial networkdata. This information may either directly give an indication of theexpected location or it may be combined with a database that maps theinformation to a location.

According to a further embodiment, the initial network data is broadcastby the anchors.

Thus, shortly after entering the predetermined area, the mobile devicewill have received the initial network data such that it can start theverification step and, if this is successful, continue with the furthersteps.

According to a further embodiment, the communication is initiated usingIEEE802.15.8 or a similar protocol.

According to a further embodiment, the method further comprisesassigning a random ID to the mobile device for identifying the mobiledevice during the secure communication with the one or more anchorswithin the UWB network.

Hence, by using a random ID to identify the mobile during thecommunication session, the network can track the location of the mobiledevice as it moves around within the predetermined area. The next timethe mobile device communicates with the UWB network (or with another UWBnetwork at another location), it will be assigned a new random ID.Hence, it is not possible to track the actual device or its user.

According to a further embodiment, tracking the location of the mobiledevice comprises performing time of flight measurements for thecommunication between the mobile device and each of the one or moreanchors.

The time of flight measurements provide information on the distancebetween the mobile device and each of the anchors participating in thecommunication with the mobile device. Using this information andtriangulation techniques, the current position of the mobile devicewithin the predetermined area can be determined.

According to a further embodiment, each of the one or more anchors sendsa message to the mobile device and measures the time until acorresponding response is received from the mobile device.

According to a further embodiment, wherein the communication forperforming the time of flight measurements utilizes UWB.

According to a further embodiment, the step of generating a session keycomprises (a) generating an ephemeral device key at the mobile devicewhile utilizing a static device key and its certificate forauthentication, the ephemeral device key comprising an ephemeral deviceprivate key and an ephemeral device public key, (b) generating anephemeral anchor key at the anchor while utilizing a static anchor keyand its certificate for authentication, the ephemeral anchor keycomprising an ephemeral anchor private key and an ephemeral anchorpublic key, (c) sharing the ephemeral device public key with the anchor,(d) sharing the ephemeral anchor public key and the static anchor keywith the mobile device, (e) generating the session key at the mobiledevice based on the ephemeral anchor public key and the static devicekey, and (f) generating the session key at the anchor based on theephemeral device public key and the static anchor key.

In other words, both the mobile device and the anchor generates arespective ephemeral key, i.e. an ephemeral device key and an ephemeralanchor key, respectively. Each ephemeral key comprises a private key anda public key. Furthermore, the mobile device and the anchor utilizetheir respective static keys and certificates for authenticationpurposes, i.e. to certify that they are who to they claim to be. Then,the mobile device shares the ephemeral device public key with theanchor. Due to the authentication, e.g. certification, the anchor truststhat the ephemeral device key is provided by the mobile device.Similarly, the anchor shares the ephemeral anchor public key with themobile device. Furthermore, the anchor also shares its (public) staticanchor key with the mobile device. Then, when both sides (i.e. themobile device on one side and the anchor on the other side) haveobtained the respective ephemeral public key from the other side, theygenerate the session key based on the ephemeral public key received fromthe other side and their own static key. This is also known as theprinciple of agreeing on a shared secret. Hence, the session key is onlyknown and useful to the mobile device and the anchor and cannot beobtained, generated, or recreated by a third party.

According to a further embodiment, the method further comprises sharingthe static device key with the anchor.

By sharing the static device key and its certificate (signed e.g. by atransit authority to prove that the device belongs to a group) it can beassured that nonmembers cannot connect to the anchor.

As indicated above, a key is always divided in two: public key andprivate key. What is shared is the public key. A public key can besigned by another key, generating a signature. If the signature iscoming from a trusted 3^(rd) party, it is a certificate as anyonetrusting the authority can check the public key (and other info) arevouched for by the authority.

According to a further embodiment, the static device key is shared withother mobile devices and stored within a secure execution environment ofthe mobile device.

By sharing the static device key with other mobile devices, it ispossible to see the mobile devices as belonging to the same group, e.g.travel passes for a public transportation system. The static device keyis protected by being stored within a secure execution environment, i.e.in a secure area of memory (hardware) and/or in a secure functional area(software).

According to a further embodiment, a public key and its certificatecorresponding to the static anchor key are received at the mobile deviceduring the step of initiating communication between the mobile deviceand the anchor, or they are retrieved from a database.

Thereby, the mobile device can authenticate the network and communicatewith the network in a secure manner right from the beginning.

According to a further embodiment, committing the transaction comprisesemulating a contactless card transaction between the mobile device andan anchor located within or in the vicinity of the trigger area.

In other words, the actual transaction is performed by exchanging datain the same way as when a user holds his or her RFID or NFC device to areader in RFID-based systems. Hence, only at this stage is sensitivedata exchanged between the mobile device and the UWB network.

According to a second aspect, there is provided a system comprising (a)a UWB network comprising a plurality of anchors, the UWB networkcovering a predetermined area having at least one trigger area, and (b)at least one mobile device configured to communicate with the UWBnetwork, wherein the system is configured to: (c) wake up the mobiledevice upon entering the predetermined area, (d) receive initial networkdata at the mobile device, (e) verify that the network is genuine basedon the initial network data and geofencing info from other sensors, (f)initiate communication between the mobile device and an anchor withinthe UWB network, including partial mutual authentication, (g) generate asession key for secure communication between the mobile device and theUWB network, (h) track the location of the mobile device within thepredetermined area based on secure communication between the mobiledevice and one or more anchors within the UWB network using the sessionkey, and (i) commit a transaction, if the location of the mobile deviceis within the at least one trigger area.

This aspect is essentially based on the same idea as the first aspectand provides a system capable of performing the method according to thefirst aspect and/or any of the embodiments discussed above.

According to a third aspect, there is provided a computer programcomprising computer executable instructions which when executed by acomputer causes the computer to perform the steps of the methodaccording to the first aspect.

According to a fourth aspect, there is provided a computer programproduct comprising a computer readable data carrier loaded with acomputer program according to the third aspect.

It should be noted that embodiments of the invention have been describedwith reference to different subject matters. In particular, someembodiments have been described with reference to method type claimswhereas other embodiments have been described with reference toapparatus type claims. However, a person skilled in the art will gatherfrom the above and the following description that, unless otherwiseindicated, in addition to any combination of features belonging to onetype of subject matter also any combination of features relating todifferent subject matters, in particular a combination of features ofthe method type claims and features of the apparatus type claims, isalso disclosed with this document.

The aspects defined above and further aspects of the present inventionwill be apparent from the examples of embodiment to be describedhereinafter and are explained with reference to the examples ofembodiment. The invention will be described in more detail hereinafterwith reference to examples of embodiment to which the invention is,however, not limited.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 shows a system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a method in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The illustration in the drawing is schematic. It is noted that indifferent figures, similar or identical elements are provided with thesame reference signs or with reference signs, which differ only withinthe first digit.

FIG. 1 shows a system 100 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.The system 100 comprises a plurality of anchors 110, 111, 112, 113, 114,115, 116, 117, 118, 119 arranged across a predetermined area toestablish a UWB network covering said predetermined area. Within thepredetermined area there is a designated trigger area 105. It should benoted that the limited number of anchors and the reference to only asingle trigger area 105 purely serves to facilitate explanation of theembodiment. In other embodiments, the UWB network may contain tens orhundreds of anchors and as many trigger areas as needed to provide thedesired functionality at a given location, such as a train station. Thesystem 100 further comprises a mobile device 120, such as a smart phoneloaded with an app for communicating with the UWB network and forcommitting transactions, such as checking in and out in a publictransportation system.

FIG. 1 shows the (same) mobile device 120 at four different locations A,B, C, and D within the predetermined area. At location A (in the lowerleft corner), the mobile device 120 has just entered the predeterminedarea and is woken up and ready to connect with the UWB network viaanchor 112 which, as indicated by the arrow A1, is within range of themobile device 120. The wake-up may be initiated by a signal (such as aWifi, BLE or another RF signal) broadcast by the anchor 112 and receivedby the mobile device 120, or by utilizing a geofencing info, based e.g.on GPS or Wifi/BLE. At this stage, the mobile device 120 also receivesinitial network data, which may include a unique network ID and/or aunique transit system ID as well as other information that may allow forfaster connection (such as preferred RF transport layer parameters) andfor providing additional proof, e.g. a timestamp. The additional proofmust be authenticated, e.g. signed by a private anchor/network key.Then, before attempting to connect to the anchor 112, the mobile device120 verifies that the UWB network (represented by the anchor 112 in thiscase) is genuine. This verification uses information in the initialnetwork data, e.g. to determine an expected location of the UWB networkand comparing it with the current location of the mobile device 120,obtained from a source such as GPS, cellular network cell ID, Wifi, etc.The determination of the expected location may utilize a database storedlocally in the mobile device 120, e.g. provisioned and updatedregularly, a database stored remotely and accessed via a trusted out ofband connection, e.g. a cellular network, and/or information broadcastby the anchor 112. In every case, the information must be authenticated,e.g. via a secure connection or via public key cryptography. Theinformation may also be timestamped, thereby allowing the device toconfirm that the broadcast information and signature thereon is recent.

Only if this verification succeeds, the mobile device 120 initiatescommunication with the anchor 112 to start a session. This may be doneusing protocols described in IEEE802.15.8 and involves partial mutualauthentication and assigning a random ID to the mobile device 120 foruse during the session. As soon as a slot has been assigned, the mobiledevice 120 and the anchor 112 will generate a session key with partialauthentication. This process may utilize one of several existingauthentication schemes based on asymmetric cryptography. For maximumsecurity against attackers (including devices of the same network), ascheme to generate an ephemeral key based on static and dynamic keys canbe used (such as the one described in NIST Special Publication 800-56A:“Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using DiscreteLogarithm Cryptography”).

An exemplary process for generating the session key may includegenerating an ephemeral device key at the mobile device 120 whileutilizing a static device key for authentication, and generating anephemeral anchor key at the anchor 112 while utilizing a static anchorkey for authentication. Then, the ephemeral device key is shared withthe anchor 112 and the ephemeral anchor key and the static anchor keyare shared with the mobile device 120. Finally, the session key isgenerated at the mobile device 120 based on the ephemeral anchor key andthe static device key, and the session key is generated at the anchor112 based on the ephemeral device key and the static anchor key. Now,both parties (i.e. the mobile device 120 and the anchor 112) have thesession key (often referred to as “common secret”) in their possessionand can use it for secure communication throughout the session. Thereby,the following advantages are obtained: The session key is unknown to aneavesdropping adversary (based on the use and definition of a multipartyauthentication scheme); the session key cannot be computed by and isunknown to a man-in-the-middle adversary; the session key proves theanchor identity and that the mobile device belongs to network; the keywill be used to derive the keys used for the rest of the session.

Now, having established the session key, the mobile device 120 and theUWB network (initially the anchor 112) can communicate securely witheach other during the session, in particular for tracking the locationof the mobile device 120 within the predetermined area as the user movesaway from the initial location A shown in the lower left corner ofFIG. 1. As the mobile device 120 moves along towards the trigger area105, it will respond to messages from the one or more anchors within itsreach, such that the position of the mobile device 120 can becontinuously obtained on the basis of corresponding time of flightmeasurements, i.e. by measuring the time from sending a message from ananchor until the same anchor receives a response from the mobile device120. By applying triangulation and possibly other techniques to therepeatedly obtained distances from the corresponding anchors, not onlythe position but also the direction and/or speed of the moving device120 can be tracked. FIG. 1 shows some further positions of the mobiledevice 120 along its route to the trigger area 105. In position B, themobile device is connected to the anchors 112, 111 and 113 as indicatedby corresponding arrows B1, B2, B3 while in position C further down theroute, the mobile device 120 is connected to the anchors 113, 114 and116 as indicated by corresponding arrows C1, C2 and C3. Finally, atposition D, the mobile device has arrived within the trigger area 105and now is now communication with anchor 116. Upon determining that themobile device 120 is located within the trigger area 105, the mobiledevice commits a transaction, e.g. by emulating a contactless cardtransaction with the anchor 116. Only at this stage, as part ofcommitting the transaction, the identity of the user is revealed to thesystem 100. Accordingly, if the user decided to not enter the triggerarea 105 (or any other trigger area) and just leaved the predeterminedarea again, e.g. if he/she was simply walking through a train station,the system would track a random ID until end of the session withoutknowing the identity of the corresponding user.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart 200 of a method in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment. More specifically, the flowchart 200 shows similar steps asdescribed above in conjunction with FIG. 1. The method 200 begins at 210with waking up the mobile device 120 upon entering the predeterminedarea. Then, at 220, initial network data is received at the mobiledevice 120, and at 230, it is verified that that the UWB network isgenuine based on the initial network data as described above. Afterverifying that the UWB network is genuine, communication between themobile device 120 and an anchor within the UWB network is initiated.This step also includes partial mutual authentication of mobile device120 and anchor. At 250, a session key for secure communication betweenthe mobile device 120 and the UWB network is generated, and once this isdone, the location of the mobile device 120 within the predeterminedarea is determined at 260 utilizing secure communication between themobile device 120 and one or more anchors within the UWB network usingthe session key. At 265, it is checked whether the location of themobile device 120 is within the trigger area 105. If this is not thecase, N, the method returns to step 260 where the position of the mobiledevice 120 is updated. On the other hand, if the position is determinedto be within the trigger area 105, Y, a transaction is committed at 270.

The transaction will occur over the same channel as used for ranging ora separate one. The transaction will emulate a RFID transaction over theselected transport channel. User identity will be disclosed as in atypical RFID transaction.

It is noted that, unless otherwise indicated, the use of terms such as“upper”, “lower”, “left”, and “right” refers solely to the orientationof the corresponding drawing.

It is noted that the term “comprising” does not exclude other elementsor steps and that the use of the articles “a” or “an” does not exclude aplurality. Furthermore, elements described in association with differentembodiments may be also combined. It should also be noted that referencesigns in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of theclaims.

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 16. A method of committing a transaction with a mobiledevice within a UWB network comprising a plurality of anchors, the UWBnetwork covering a predetermined area having at least one trigger area,the method comprising: waking up the mobile device upon entering thepredetermined area, receiving initial network data at the mobile device,verifying that the UWB network is genuine based on the initial networkdata, initiating communication between the mobile device and an anchorwithin the UWB network, including partial mutual authentication,generating a session key for secure communication between the mobiledevice and the UWB network, tracking the location of the mobile devicewithin the predetermined area based on secure communication between themobile device and one or more anchors within the UWB network using thesession key, and committing the transaction, if the location of themobile device is within the at least one trigger area.
 17. The methodaccording to claim 16, wherein verifying that the anchor is genuinecomprises: determining a current location of the mobile device,determining an expected location of the network, and verifying that thecurrent location of the mobile device matches the expected location ofthe network.
 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the expectedlocation of the network is determined based on the initial network dataand/or a database mapping at least a part of the initial network data toa location.
 19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the initialnetwork data is broadcast by the anchors.
 20. The method according toclaim 16, wherein the communication is initiated using IEEE802.15.8 or asimilar protocol.
 21. The method according to claim 16, furthercomprising assigning a random ID to the mobile device for identifyingthe mobile device during the secure communication with the one or moreanchors within the UWB network.
 22. The method according to claim 16,wherein tracking the location of the mobile device comprises performingtime of flight measurements for the communication between the mobiledevice and each of the one or more anchors.
 23. The method according toclaim 22, wherein each of the one or more anchors sends a message to themobile device and measures the time until a corresponding response isreceived from the mobile device.
 24. The method according to claim 22,wherein the communication for performing the time of flight measurementsutilizes UWB.
 25. The method according to claim 16, wherein generating asession key comprises: generating an ephemeral device key at the mobiledevice while utilizing a static device key and its certificate forauthentication, the ephemeral device key comprising an ephemeral deviceprivate key and an ephemeral device public key, generating an ephemeralanchor key at the anchor while utilizing a static anchor key and itscertificate for authentication, the ephemeral anchor key comprising anephemeral anchor private key and an ephemeral anchor public key, sharingthe ephemeral device public key with the anchor, sharing the ephemeralanchor public key and the static anchor key with the mobile device,generating the session key at the mobile device based on the ephemeralanchor public key and the static device key, and generating the sessionkey at the anchor based on the ephemeral device public key and thestatic anchor key.
 26. The method according to claim 25, furthercomprising sharing the static device key with the anchor.
 27. The methodaccording to claim 26, wherein the static device key is shared withother mobile devices and stored within a secure execution environment ofthe mobile device.
 28. The method according to claim 25, wherein apublic key and its certificate corresponding to the static anchor keyare received at the mobile device during the step of initiatingcommunication between the mobile device and the anchor, or they areretrieved from a database.
 29. The method according to claim 16, whereincommitting the transaction comprises emulating a contactless cardtransaction between the mobile device and an anchor located within or inthe vicinity of the trigger area.
 30. A system comprising: a UWB networkcomprising a plurality of anchors, the UWB network covering apredetermined area having at least one trigger area, and at least onemobile device configured to communicate with the UWB network, whereinthe system is configured to: wake up the mobile device upon entering thepredetermined area, receive initial network data at the mobile device,verify that the network is genuine based on the initial network data,initiate communication between the mobile device and an anchor withinthe UWB network, including partial mutual authentication, generate asession key for secure communication between the mobile device and theUWB network, track the location of the mobile device within thepredetermined area based on secure communication between the mobiledevice and one or more anchors within the UWB network using the sessionkey, and commit a transaction, if the location of the mobile device iswithin the at least one trigger area.
 31. The system according to claim30, further configured to verify that the anchor is genuine based on theinitial network data by: determining a current location of the mobiledevice, determining an expected location of the network, and verifyingthat the current location of the mobile device matches the expectedlocation of the network.
 32. The system according to claim 30, whereinthe anchors are configured to broadcast the initial network data. 33.The system according to claim 30, further configured to track thelocation of the mobile device by performing time of flight measurementsfor the communication between the mobile device and each of the one ormore anchors utilizing UWB communication.
 34. The system according toclaim 30, further configured to generate the session key by: generatingan ephemeral device key at the mobile device while utilizing a staticdevice key and its certificate for authentication, the ephemeral devicekey comprising an ephemeral device private key and an ephemeral devicepublic key, generating an ephemeral anchor key at the anchor whileutilizing a static anchor key and its certificate for authentication,the ephemeral anchor key comprising an ephemeral anchor private key andan ephemeral anchor public key, sharing the ephemeral device public keywith the anchor, sharing the ephemeral anchor public key and the staticanchor key with the mobile device, generating the session key at themobile device based on the ephemeral anchor public key and the staticdevice key, and generating the session key at the anchor based on theephemeral device public key and the static anchor key.
 35. The systemaccording to claim 30, further configured to commit the transaction byemulating a contactless card transaction between the mobile device andan anchor located within or in the vicinity of the trigger area.